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CVE-2002-0029
Buffer overflows in the DNS stub resolver library in ISC BIND 4.9.2 through 4.9.10, and other derived libraries such as BSD libc and GNU…
High7.5EPSS 9.9%
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- mitre
Description
Buffer overflows in the DNS stub resolver library in ISC BIND 4.9.2 through 4.9.10, and other derived libraries such as BSD libc and GNU glibc, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via DNS server responses that trigger the overflow in the (1) getnetbyname, or (2) getnetbyaddr functions, aka "LIBRESOLV: buffer overrun" and a different vulnerability than CVE-2002-0684.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 9.9% · top 4.4% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Weakness
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Affected products
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References (6)
- bind-dns-libresolv-bo(10624) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- CA-2002-31 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTx_transferred
- 6186 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- VU#844360 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNx_transferred
- http://www.isc.org/products/BIND/bind-security.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 2002-11-21 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEx_transferred
Sources
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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